fact-checking
Instagram fact checks and censors satirical Greta Thunberg meme
Instagram’s parent company Facebook has previously come under fire for fact checking jokes.
UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab pushes back against Google and Soros-backed “fact-checker”
Who watches the watchers?
Mark Cuban thinks government-authorized fact checking of news content is a good idea
Cuban made the proposal on Twitter.
Aaron Sorkin’s letter asking Mark Zuckerberg to correct fake news was full of fake news
It seems neither Sorkin or the NY Times bothered to fact-check.
Facebook deletes the largest Donald Trump fan page with over 3 million followers
Facebook says it removed the page for violating the company’s rules around “impersonation and pretending to be an individual or business” – something the owner denies.
Europe wants to create a Digital Media Observatory to fight fake news
Previous European initiatives against disinformation have turned out to be complete flops.
Contradicting their recent history, Facebook VP Nick Clegg says they don’t want to police the internet
That will come as a surprise to many who have had their pages or accounts suspended or banned.
Report: Facebook will only pay a quarter of the publishers featured in its coming news section
Facebook is facing growing scrutiny over the way it selectively presents the news to readers.
Facebook says politicians are exempt from third-party fact-checking program but still fact-checks their posts
The exemption will only apply to “organic content” that has been created by the politician.
Facebook fact checkers to face investigation for bias after alleged motive-driven “false” ratings
The investigation is related to Facebook posts from pro-life non-profit Live Action being labeled “False” by “independent fact-checkers.”
Facebook limits account of pro-life non-profit Live Action, telling followers that their content is fake news
Live Action has previously been censored by Pinterest, Twitter, and YouTube.
Evidence shows putting fact check warning on articles dramatically decreases shares
Merely putting the “fact-checked warning” on a social media post will influence people by discouraging them from sharing it.